【agency音标】 英[ˈeɪdʒənsi] 美[ˈeɪdʒənsi]
【单词释义】 agency是什么意思：
n.代理，中介；代理处；机构；服务机构
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] agencies
【agency形近词/近似词】
emergency n.紧急情况；突发事件
insurgency n. 叛乱；暴动；起义(也拼作insurgence)
exigency n. 紧急；紧急事件；急切的需要
urgency n.紧迫；急迫；急事；紧要
contingency adj.未雨绸缪的，应急的 n.可能发生的事，不测事件；应急措施，应急储备
【单词例句】
◇ "It is a little strange to promote only a small part of the Netherlands abroad, that is, only Holland," a spokesperson for the foreign ministry told the Spanish international news agency EFE.
荷兰外交部一位发言人曾告诉埃菲社记者说：“只把尼德兰的一小部分，即荷兰，推广到国外，这有点奇怪”。
---- Netherlands doesn't want you to call it Holland anymore
◇ And the agency requires that these ovens have a monitoring system that stops the device from operating if one of the interlock systems fail.
该机构要求微波炉设置监控系统，如果其中一个连锁系统出现故障，该设备就会停止运行。
---- Is It Safe to Stand in Front of Microwave Ovens?
◇ NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for month-long getaways at a cost of about $35,000 per night, the US space agency said on Friday.
美国国家航空航天局上周五（2019年6月7日）表示，将允许普通民众在国际空间站停留一个月，费用为每晚大约3.5万美元（约合24.2万元人民币）。
---- NASA to open space station to private citizens
◇ Circadian rhythms are our internal clocks that tell our bodies when to get up, eat and sleep throughout 24-hour cycles. Many studies have found that work which syncs with our circadian rhythms results in greater productivity and less fatigue. Even space agency Nasa has monitored circadian rhythms to improve astronauts' productivity and health.
生物昼夜节律是人体的生物钟，告诉我们的身体在一天中何时起床、吃饭和睡觉。很多研究发现，工作时间与昼夜节律吻合能提高工作效率，减少疲劳。连美国航天局也在监控宇航员的昼夜节律，以提高工作效率，改善健康状况。